Gonzalo Higuain has leapt to the defence of Real Madrid's beleaguered coach Manuel Pellegrini after his credentials were again questioned following defeat to AC Milan on Wednesday.
Having spent around €250 million (Ј226m) over the summer, expectation and pressure is high at the Santiago Bernabeu this term.
Responsibility for turning that potential into silverware lies with Chilean coach Pellegrini, and the jury remains out on his abilities.
Defeats to Sevilla in the Primera Liga and the UEFA Champions League setback against Milan have come on top of uninspiring victories and that has led to doubts that he is capable of handling such a high-profile job.
However, Argentine frontman Higuain has no doubts that the former Villarreal chief has what it takes to be a success at Real and insists Pellegrini has the full support of his star-spangled squad.
Improve"That's why he was signed," he said.
"He has the right squad with which to be successful.
"We have to improve on maintaining our form throughout games, but we also do other things very well. It's up to us; we are good enough to achieve this.
"We are one point behind the leaders in La Liga and we are group leaders in the Champions League.
"We've managed to win some very important matches away from home. We will try to show people that we are capable of defeating anybody."
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